[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday said oil companies will be in a position to look at the issue of reducing prices of petrol and diesel if the international crude cost remains stable and they have a good next quarter. He, however, also said he is not in a position to … Read more
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Leading bourse National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Tuesday raised the price band of four Adani Group firms, including Adani Power and Adani Transmission.The changes, which will be effective from Wednesday, will ensure that the price of the scrip cannot move upward or downward beyond a limit set for the day, according to … Read more
[ad_1] KOLKATA: Ashwani Kumar has been appointed as the new MD and CEO of city-based public sector UCO Bank with effect from June one.Prior to this, he was the executive director of the state-owned Indian Bank and is a qualified chartered accountant, a statement by the bank said on Saturday.Kumar, an experienced banker, succeeds S … Read more
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The fiscal deficit for 2022-23 worked out to be 6.4 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP), as it was projected by the finance ministry in the revised budget estimates, according to government data released on Wednesday. Unveiling the revenue-expenditure data of the Union government for 2022-23, the Controller General of … Read more
[ad_1] SRIHARIKOTA: The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Monday placed NVS-01, the first of the five second-generation navigation satellite series, into a geosynchronous transfer orbit. The satellite, which will continue the services of the NavIC constellation, was placed by a geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV-MkII), in its 15th flight.Around 19 minutes after the rocket … Read more
[ad_1] MUMBAI: On World Emergency Medicine Day on Saturday, Dr Sandeep Gore analysed data about patients brought to his casualty and found a “disturbing” trend on heart attacks: although the 50-60 age group is the most susceptible to a heart attack, there was a significant increase in the number of cases in 40-50 age group, … Read more
[ad_1] NEW DELHI : The consumer affairs ministry has asked industry associations to advise retailers not to take the mobile number of customers without their “express consent” at the time of sale of any goods or services. It has said insisting on customers’ contact number is not just an unfair practice but also a “punishable … Read more
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: You may not have to buy the entire strip of tablets or capsules when you need only a few of them in the near future.The consumer affairs ministry is working on a plan with the industry to have perforated medicine strips, mentioning the manufacturing and expiry dates on each segment, so that … Read more
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: A national campaign for updation and verification of People’s Biodiversity Register was launched in Goa on Tuesday, marking a significant step towards the documentation and preservation of India’s rich biological diversity.The People’s Biodiversity Register (PBR) serves as a comprehensive record of various aspects of biodiversity, including the conservation of habitats, preservation of … Read more
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday announced to withdraw the Rs 2,000 denomination banknotes from circulation. However, the Rs 2,000 notes will continue to be legal tender. The central bank has asked people to deposit the Rs 2,000 banknotes into their accounts and/or exchange them into banknotes of other denominations … Read more